The next day during Care of Magical Creatures, Hermione was, as usual standing with Harry and Ron watching Hagrid tame another disgusting monster. Of course, Hagrid didn't see him as a disgusting monster and kept tickling and playing with it.

Draco, obviously bored, began his usual rant about the class and especially the teacher. "What an oaf. He really thinks that… thing is cute? He's pathetic!" he'd say, yet again.

"Oh shut up, Malfoy," Hermione said. She was so tired of hearing Malfoy say this that she wasn't nearly as offended as she usually would've been.

"Oh, what are you going to do?" Malfoy laughed, as his cronies sniggered.

Hermione pointed her wand towards Malfoy's face, muttered a hex, and suddenly, Malfoy's lips were glued together. Everyone laughed at the face of panic he put, until he took out his wand and smiled.

He pointed his wand towards his lips and suddenly he opened his mouth again.

"How did you do that?" Hermione said, a little louder than needed, obviously shocked.

"Granger, Granger, Granger… I have mastered the soundless incantations you see," Malfoy smirked, delighted with his use of cunningness.

The look of shock quickly disappeared from Hermione's face as she said "I know how to make you shut up,"

"How? Will you put a zipper on my lips this time?" Draco asked, taking this lightly.

Hermione, walked up to him, got on her tippy-toes and placed her lips on his. The kiss lasted no more that three seconds. Hermione took her lips off his and walked off, small smile on her face.

The whole class went silent and even Hagrid had seen was Hermione did and was obviously speechless. He didn't move until that… creature bit him. Draco had an extremely shocked look on his face, like he had just been slapped.

"What the bloody hell did you do that for?" He demanded, trying to sound tough but you could sense the insecurity in his voice.

"Making you shut up," Hermione said, as she turned to the front to the class and watched Hagrid feed the creature.

Later that night, back in the Head's common room, Malfoy was sitting on the sofa thinking about the kiss Hermione gave him. He couldn't decided whether he enjoyed the kiss or not. It wasn't like he had much time to experience it. Hell, it took him longer to process what happened than the kiss itself.

"Filthy Mudblood Granger," He said to himself, disgusted. "What did she do that for? Now my lips will be forever tainted by her Mudblood taste,"

Suddenly, he heard Hermione on the other side, saying the password and he quickly grabbed the closest book and pretended to read it. Hermione entered, quickly glanced at Draco and headed towards the stairs leading to her room.

"Granger!" Malfoy said.

"What?" Hermione replied, obviously irritated.

"Let me just tell you, if you ever pull a stunt like that ever again, I will hex you into oblivion," He said, trying to sound menacing.

"Oh, Draco, please," Hermione said "you obviously enjoyed that kiss. If I'm not mistaken, you started kissing back, if only for a second."

"I WASN'T KISSING YOU BACK!" Malfoy screamed.

"Oh of course, whatever you say," Hermione said as she started up the stairs.

She then stopped and said "Oh and by the way, your book is upside-down."

And she went off to her bedroom.